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Thanks to some PDF attachments submitted as part of the FTC filings, the future of Xbox has been partially shown off. With a new digital Xbox Series X, a new Xbox controller, and a cloud-hybrid game platform planned for 2028, we now know what to expect from Microsoft's gaming division - or at least, some of it. 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Phil Spencer's response to the leaks 03:03 - A Digital Xbox Series X and Project Sebile controller leaked 12:17 - Microsoft's next Xbox is a cloud-hybrid console 18:51 - Dishonored 3, Ghostwire: Tokyo's sequel, a new Doom and more have leaked 23:32 - Spider-Man 2 has gone gold 24:19 - Starfield has passed 10 million players 25:21 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

PlayStation's State of Play and Nintendo's Nintendo Direct outline what the companies have coming in 2024 - but PlayStation isn't showing much beyond Spider-Man 2 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. What's next for one of the gaming industry's biggest players? 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - PlayStation State of Play Recap 17:49 - Nintendo Direct Recap 30:18 - Mortal Kombat 1 Reviews 33:06 - The Crew Motorfest Reviews 36:11 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Starfield is officially the biggest launch of all time for Bethesda Game Studios, passing all previous launches including Fallout 4 and Skyrim. 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Starfield passes 6 million players and 1 million concurrent players 04:56 - Reports say Switch 2 was shown off at gamescom 08:22 - Jean-Claude Van Damme in Mortal Kombat 1 11:16 - Discord streaming is now on Xbox 13:12 - Xbox is going to Tokyo Game Show 15:17 - Replaced delayed to 2024 18:12 - An Xbox 360 Mega Bloks set is coming 20:21 - Spyro celebrates his 25th birthday! 21:00 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Bethesda Game Studios' first new IP in 25 years is finally here! Starfield has an 88 on Metacritic, but is that good enough for a game that is so important for Bethesda and for Xbox? 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Starfield Review Roundup 06:31 - Layoffs at Gearbox Publishing 07:59 - Volition Games has shut down 13:37 - Pete Hines says Redfall will be good "eventually" 17:40 - Bloodborne Remastered rumors point toward a 2025 release 20:11 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

gamescom Opening Night Live brought plenty of looks at new games coming soon, from Black Myth: Wukong and The Crew Motorfest to Assassin's Creed Mirage and Little Nightmares 3! We're talking about the biggest news from this year's show and more - enjoy! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - gamescom ONL 2023 recap 24:20 - PlayStation Portal is launching at $199 29:12 - Armored Core 6 and Immortals of Aveum reviews are in! 33:54 - Microsoft submits new proposal to the CMA 29:07 - Microsoft's PC Game Pass comes to Nvidia GeForce Now 40:39 - Baldur's Gate 3 is coming to Xbox 43:39 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 Marketplace will shut down in July 2024, marking an end to nearly 20 years of buying Xbox 360 games. 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Xbox 360 Marketplace is shutting down 06:28 - Baldur's Gate 3 is the highest-rated game of the year 11:30 - Starfield, The Crew Motorfest, and Assassin's Creed Mirage have gone gold 13:41 - DC Universe Online is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X 17:04 - Alan Wake 2 has been delayed by 10 days 18:47 - New Xbox Game Pass games for August and Madden 24 trial 24:10 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

The long-rumored new model of the PlayStation 5 leaked on Twitter last week, showing a slightly smaller and slimmer version of the PS5 with what looks to be a removable disk drive. 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - New PS5 model leaked on Twitter 05:00 - PlayStation beats Xbox to 4K cloud streaming 12:43 - Modern Warfare 3 officially revealed 16:06 - Devolver Delayed pushes multiple games to 2024 18:25 - Resident Evil 2 is the best-selling game in the franchise 20:01 - Quake II remastered announced at Quakecon 2023 23:29 - Halo Infinite Cyber Showdown II is underway 28:58 - Stray is out now on Xbox 26:54 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Baldur's Gate 3 isn't launching on Xbox alongside the PS5 version in September, and recent comments from Larian Studios' director of publishing suggest that the game won't launch on Xbox until 2024. 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Baldur's Gate 3 not launching on Xbox until 2024 07:03 - Xbox will be at gamescom 2023 13:03 - Quake 2 remastered announcement coming at Quakecon 2023 15:05 - Next Battlefield will be a "reimagination" of the franchise 19:34 - Remnant 2 passes 1M units sold 21:52 - 10th anniversary update coming to Killer Instinct 25:03 - Starfield is an Xbox Play Anywhere title 26:16 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is coming to PS4 and Xbox One 28:06 - Discord streaming is coming to Xbox 29:50 - Stormcloud Vapor Xbox controller announced 32:36 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

New updates to Rockstar's website include an updated logo and a Nintendo Switch platform option for the 2010 game, meaning that an announcement of a remake or remaster could be on the way. 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - New Red Dead Redemption logo and Switch mention 07:17 - Tecent is acquiring Dying Light studio Dying Light 12:16 - Xbox and Square Enix are going to partner closely on future games 16:44 - Immortals Fenyx Rising 2 cancelled for Assassin's Creed 21:12 - New Xbox dashboard rolls out 24:57 - Exoprimal passes 1M players 28:01 - TMNT: Mutant Mayhem Xbox controller smells like pizza 30:39 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

A new report from gaming industry insider Tom Henderson has shared that PlayStation 5 Pro developer kits are supposedly shipping to developers by November 2023, with the console potentially releasing in November 2024. 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - PlayStation 5 Pro reportedly coming in 2024 05:48 - Limited Edition Spider-Man 2 PS5 bundle revealed at SDCC 09:17 - PlayStation's Project Q leaked ahead of launch 12:54 - Xbox Game Pass Core replaces Xbox Live Gold on September 14 21:22 - 92 million people watched the Xbox Games Showcase and Starfield Direct 25:00 - New Game Pass additions July 2023 28:11 - Old Call of Duty games are topping the Xbox charts 31:29 - Homelander, Peacemaker, and Omni-Man revealed for Mortal Kombat 33:22 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

While players have been focused on the FTC vs Microsoft case, the ID@Xbox team teamed up with IGN for a showcase packed with awesome indies coming to Xbox and other platforms in the months ahead! We're hitting the highlights of the show, talking about EA's new Black Panther game, and a potential Need for Speed Most Wanted remake on this week's show. Enjoy! 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Trophy Room and Project XTalk FTC conversations 01:36 - ID@Xbox Showcase recap 13:04 - EA confirms that a Black Panther game is in development 16:48 - Need for Speed Most Wanted Remake could be coming 19:05 - Antstream Arcade starts streaming more than 1400 retro games on Xbox next week 22:16 - PS5 Access controller launches on December 6 24:17 - Outro Trophy Room: A PlayStation Show: https://www.youtube.com/live/9t-jDYnU83s?feature=share Project XTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=docHjW4sy5s&t=672s&pp=ygUNcHJvamVjdCB4dGFsaw%3D%3D Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.c

New documents from the FTC vs Microsoft show that Microsoft thinks PlayStation could have a PS5 Slim on the way later this year at “the same reduced price point” as the PS5 Digital Edition at $399. 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - PS5 Slim potentially leaked by Microsoft 05:43 - Scorn coming to PS5 this fall 07:51 - Smoke and Rain coming to Mortal Kombat 1 11:50 - Diablo 4 Season 1 launches July 20 14:40 - ID@Xbox Demo Event starts July 11 17:21 - New Xbox Game Pass games for July 21:28 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

The FTC vs Microsoft court case is now over, and we saw some massive statements coming from PlayStation, Xbox, and third parties that give a peek behind the scenes at the craziness of gaming industry politics. Let's get into some of the biggest stories from the week. Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

The Microsoft vs FTC case is in full swing, and the first two days brought some massive headlines ranging from game exclusivity to Jim Ryan making false public statements about PlayStation's concerns about Microsoft acquiring Activision-Blizzard. 00:00 - Intro 01:56 - New emails show Jim Ryan's true thoughts on the Activision-Blizzard acquisition 05:46 - Call of Duty was almost not on Xbox 08:35 - Microsoft acquired ZeniMax after hearing Starfield would be a PlayStation exclusive 11:20 - Xbox was working on a dedicated version of Xbox Cloud Gaming 15:28 - Matt Booty's reaction to Nvidia including games on GeForce Now before their agreement had been signed 17:28 - Indiana Jones will be an Xbox exclusive 20:46 - Elder Scrolls 6 is at least five years away 22:50 - Xbox says that they have "lost the console wars" 26:07 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

The Xbox Games Showcase may have taken the spotlight, but the Xbox Games Showcase Extended shared deeper dives and extra surprises that are sure to make Xbox fans more excited than ever for the future of the platform. 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Recap of Xbox Games Showcase and Ubisoft Forward podcasts 01:47 - Xbox Games Showcase Extended developer interviews overview 03:58 - Keanu Reeves talks Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty 05:09 - High On Knife horror DLC revealed 07:07 - Lifes of P gameplay showcase 07:53 - Microsoft Flight Simulator Dune content 08:36 - Exoprimal 10:15 - Indie interviews 11:16 - Phasmophobia is coming to consoles 12:34 - 10 new ID@Xbox games come to Xbox Game Pass! 14:35 - Xbox Developer Accelerator Program 15:34 - EDO and Fallout 76 update details 17:00 - Xbox Games Showcase final thoughts 17:39 - Xbox revenue is double the Xbox 360 generation 20:51 - Respawn worked on Titanfall 3 for 10 months before cancelling it 25:32 - Diablo IV has a record-setting first week with $666

This week's Ubisoft Forward proved that the company is set to deliver some incredible games from legacy franchises and massive new partners - from Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Star Wars Outlaws to Assassin's Creed Mirage and XDefiant, there is plenty to look forward to from Ubisoft's catalog of games. 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Star Wars Outlaws 03:04 - Assassin's Creed Mirage 05:29 - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 07:50 - XDefiant 11:06 - Prine of Persia: The Lost Crown 13:22 - Assassin's Creed Nexus and Assassin's Creed Codename Jade 14:54 - The Division Resurgence 16:19 - The Crew Motorfest 18:45 - Skull and Bones 19:33 - Captain Laserhawk's Blood Dragon Remix 20:12 - Halo Combat Evolved Barwlhalla crossover 20:24 - Ubisoft Forward Sale 20:53 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

From AAA first-party games like Fable and Avowed to massive third-party games like Star Wars Outcasts and Persona 3 Reload, the 2023 Xbox Showcase brought plenty of incredible games - and the Starfield Direct topped off the show with a deep dive into what could be Xbox's game of the generation. 00:00 - Intro 02:53 - Xbox Showcase recap 23:12 - Starfield will run at 30 FPS on console 27:30 - Third-party partnership games 42:01 - 1TB Xbox Series S and Starfield controller/headset announced 45:24 - Cyberpunkl 2077 Phantom Liberty, live service game updates 47:30 - Recap and wrapup Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Geoff Keighley kicked off Summer Game Fest yesterday, and it was packed with announcements ranging from AAA games like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Spider-Man 2 to Alan Wake 2 and Mortal Kombat 1. Today's show goes over the highlights of everything you might have missed. Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

A new report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier gives a behind the scenes look at how bad the development of Redfall really was, with some anonymous developers even sharing they had hoped Microsoft would cancel the game. 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Summer Game Fest kickoff schedule 07:54 - Redfall devs hoped the game would be canceled 14:29 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart coming to PC 17:01 - New Xbox Game Pass additions 20:42 - Xbox Games with Gold for June 2023 22:43 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor community statistics 24:57 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jampacksam

Last week's PlayStation Showcase presented plenty of awesome games... just not many that are exclusive to PlayStation 5. We're talking about all of the biggest announcements from last week's show, including their new handheld Project Q, on this week's podcast! 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - PlayStation Showcase/Spider-Man 2 06:06 - Assassin's Creed Mirage 07:29 - Alan Wake 2 08:43 - Final Fantasy 16 09:31 - Dragon's Dogma 2 10:04 - Marathon 12:16 - Fairgame$ from Haven Studios 14:00 - FoamStars 14:45 - Phantom Blade Zero - is it real? 15:44 - Helldivers 2 16:39 - Project Q PS5 Remote Play handheld 19:30 - PS5 earbuds 20:38 - The Last of Us Factions delayed, team scaled back 25:04 - Devolver Direct details coming this week 25:31 - Boosteroid gets Xbox games later this week 26:16 - Gollum reviews are in - it's the worst game of the year 27:09 - Outro Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jam